Stopper-tie.



W. S. DOW. S'IOPIER TIE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 22, 1909.

954,503. Patented Apr. 12, 1910.

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UNITED STATES PATENT, @FFICE.

WILLIAM S. DOW, OF CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS.

STOPPER-TIE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IVILLLAM S. Dow, a citizen of the United States, andresident of Cambridge, in the county of Middlesex and State ofMassachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements inStopper-Ties, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to ties for bottle stoppers and its object is toprovide a stopper-tie which may be readily attached to a bottle of anysize and will hold the stopper securely against the possibility of itsdislodgment; which may be as readily removed from the bottle and willnot be destroyed or injured in the removal so that it may be used again;and which is so convenient to use and cheap to make that it will commenditself for general use by shopkeepers in putting up bottled goods fordelivery, by travelers who have occasion to carry bottled goods in theirluggage, and under other circumstances in which it is desirable tofasten a bottle stopper to the bottle.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate certain embodiments of theinvention,Figure 1 is a perspective view of a stopper-tie embodying myinvention in its preferred form; Fig. 9, is a perspective view of thestopper-tie shown in Fig. 1 applied to a bottle stopper and before it issecured to the bottle neck; Fig. 3 is a side view of the tie shown inFig. 1 in its position secured to the bottle save only that the freeends of the strands remain to be tied; Fig. at is an end view of thestopper-tie shown in Fig. 1 in its final position secured to the bottle;Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a modified form of stopper-tie embodyingmy invention; Fig. 6 is a side view of the stopper-tie shown in Fig. 5applied to the stopper and secured to the bottle neck excepting only forthe tying of the free ends of the strands; and Fig. 7 is an end view ofthe stopper-tie shown in Fig. 5 in its final position applied to astopper and bottle.

Referring first to the stopper-tie shown in Figs. 1 to a inclusive, thetie comprises two strands of cord, string, or other suitable material,united by a plate a which serves as a bond connecting the strands. Thestrands extending from one side of the bond (4 are preferably united toform a loop Z) and are provided with means, such as a head, to engagethe strands Z), 6' which extend from the other side of the bond a whenSpecification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 22, 1909.

Patented Apr. 12, 1910.

Serial No. 529,192.

the latter strands are passed around the neck of the bottle as presentlyto be described. In my preferred form of structure the head carried bythe strands Z), is in the form of an eyelet or ring 0 through which theloop passes and in which it slides. The bond to is also preferably madeso that the strands will slide therein, and in the prcferred formconsists of the plate a having the downwardly turned prongs a. Twoopposite prongs a are made with eyes a having open ended slots aextending to the edges of the prongs. These slots a are suffrcientlywide to allow the strands to be passed laterally therethrough into theeyes (1, but at the same time will prevent the accidental dislodgment ofthe strands from the eyes. The eyes a are made large enough so that thestrands will slide freely therethrough, and are located close to theunder side of the plate a so that when the prongs a are pressed into thecork as hereinafter described, the eyes will not be buried. On the sideof the bond opposite loop Z) the strands Z), 6 extend, terminating inopen free ends as shown. The strands b are provided with a slide clwhich, in the form shown in Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive, consists of a ringor eyelet through which the strands Z) are oppositely threaded as bestshown in Fig. 1.

In applying the tie, the prongs a of the bond are forced into the topend of the cork or stopper S nearly but not quite to their bases so thatthe eyes a will remain above the surface of the cork, thus permittingthe strands to slide freely therethrough. The tie is now in the positionshown in Fig. 2. The head 0 is then placed under the rim or flange R ofthe neck of the bottle B, and the strands drawn through the eyes of thebond until they are taut between the head 0 and the bond a. The slide (Zis then pressed under the rim R opposite the head 0 and the strands Z),Z) drawn through the slide cl until they are taut between the slide (Zand the bond a. The free ends of the strands Z), Z) are then passedaround the neck of the bottle in opposite directions, and above the head0, thus lodgin between the head 0 and the rim R and holding the head 0,and the strands leading therefrom over the stopper, in position. Thestrands Z), Z) are then brought forward again as shown in Fig. 3. Itremains now merely to tie the free ends Z), Z) tocomplete the fasteningof the tie. The strands Z), Z) are preferably tied above the manneralready described. The head 0 the slide (Z and between it and the rim Rof the bottle. Fig. 4 is a front view of the tie when finally secured inoperative position on the bottle. It is obvious that the strands Z), .7)may be made of any desired length and may be wrapped around the bottleneck in the manner described as many times as desired. I believe,however, that it will ordinarily be sufficient to pass each strand oncearound the bottle as described.

Referring now to the form of tie shown in Figs. 5, 6 and 7, the strandsb, b are arranged with reference to the bond the same as alreadydescribed. The bond consists of av plate a and prongs a like the similarparts shown in Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive, save that instead of making theeyes a for the strands with a slot (1. to facilitate assembling thedevice, the eyes are in the form of simple perforations a through whichthe strands are threaded and in which the strands slide. The head alsoin this form of the device in.- stead of being a slide such as theeyelet c, is a cross head 0 to the center of which the end of loop a isfastened. The cross head 0 has two laterally extending arms, slightlycurved as shown, to conform with the curve of the bottle neck. Each armterminates in a hook c for engaging the strands Z), 6 which extend fromthe other side of the bond. The strands b, b are provided with a slide dwhich consists of a metal plate bent into a fold, as shown, of suitableshape to engage the under side of the rim R of the bottle. Extendingfrom the upper edge of this fold is the ear (Z which fits against theperiphery of the flange R. Perforations are made through the oppositewalls of the fold cl, as shown at (Z and the strands o, 1 slide in theseperforations. The bond in this form of tie is applied to the end of thestopper preparator r to securing the tie in is then placed against theneck of the bottle below the rim R as shown in Fig. 7, and the slide (Zplaced in a similar position on the opposite side of the neck, afterwhich the free ends Z) of the strands instead of being passed completelyaround the bottle neck to engage the head in the manner shown in Figs. 3and 4-, are passed part way around the bottle neck over the hooks c andthence back to the front again as shown in Fig. 6, after which the freeends 6 are tied, pref erably with the strands within the fold d of theslide.

I claim:

1. A stopper-tie comprising two strands, a bond connecting said strandsadapted to engage the top of a stopper, the strands extending from oneside of the bond being united to form a loop, and the strands whichextend from the other side of the bond terminating in free ends, and ahead upon said loop adapted to engage the free-end strands when thelatter are passed around the neck of the bottle.

2. A stopper-tie comprising two strands, a bond connecting said strandsand mounted to slide thereon adapted to engage the top of a stopper, thestrands extending from one side of the bond being in the form of aclosed loop, and the strands which extend from the other side of thebond terminating in free ends, and a head mounted to slide upon saidloop and adapted to engage the free-end strands when the latter arepassed around the neck of the bottle.

3. A stopper-tie comprising two strands, a bond connecting said strandsand mounted to slide thereon adapted to engage the top of a stopper, ahead on the strands ext-ending from one side of the bond, adapted toengage the strands which extend from the other side of the bond underthe flange of the bottle neck, and a slide mounted on the last namedstrands adapted to engage the flange of the bottle neck opposite thesaid head.

4. A stopper-tie comprising two strands, a bond connecting said strandsand mounted to slide thereon adapted to engage the top of a stopper, ahead on the strands extending from one side of the bond, adapted toengage the strands which extend from the other side of the bond underthe flange of the bottle neck, and an eyelet or ring through which theends of the last named strands are oppositely threaded and in which saidstrands slide, adapted to engage the flange of the bottle neck oppositesaid head.

5. A stopper-tie comprising two strands, and a bond connecting the same,said bond consisting of a plate made with downwardly extending prongs atopposite sides of the plate adapted to penetrate the end of a stopper,said prongs having eyes therethrough close to said. plate, through whicheyes said strands are threaded and in which they will slide, the strandsextending from one side of the bond provided with means to engage thestrands which extend from the other side of the bond, when the latterare passed around. the neck of the bottle.

Signed by me at Boston, Massachusetts, this nineteenth day of November1909.

\VILLIAM S. DOlV.

lVitnesses CHARLES D. .Voonennnr, JOSEPHINE H. RYAN.

